# Salt Spring Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/salt-spring/

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Salt Spring

Salt Spring is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **6.11 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 6.1km²
- 289 mtypical elevation

## Where is Salt Spring?

Salt Spring lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Coral Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/coral-gardens/), [Flanker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flanker/), [Flower Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flower-hill/), [Glendevon](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/glendevon/), [Green Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/green-pond/), [Ironshore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/ironshore/) and [Norwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/norwood/). By area it is the 537th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.0% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Salt Spring is about 127 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.8 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4911° N, 77.8780° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Salt Spring

### Nearby, outside Salt Spring

- Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore2.1 km
- Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill2.8 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello3.3 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello3.6 km
- Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens3.7 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill4.3 km
- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District4.6 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District4.7 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.8 km
- Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall4.9 km
- Dead End Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District5.0 km
- Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District5.0 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Salt Spring

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay4.0 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel96 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 20 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Salt Spring

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Salt Spring.

- Salt Spring

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Salt Spring and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 196 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 44 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 25 47 

Apr 26 57 

May 27 150 

Jun 27 150 

Jul 27 109 

Aug 28 146 

Sep 28 190 

Oct 27 217 

Nov 26 131 

Dec 25 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Salt Spring

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Next Generation Medical Centre · Brandon Hill 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47831&mlon=-77.90818#map=17/18.47831/-77.90818) 

Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Flanker 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50740&mlon=-77.89663#map=17/18.50740/-77.89663) 

Hotel Chateau Gloria · Ironshore 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50294&mlon=-77.87465#map=17/18.50294/-77.87465) 

Mall Whitter Village · Ironshore 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50818&mlon=-77.88077#map=17/18.50818/-77.88077) 

School Green Pond High School · Porto Bello 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47197&mlon=-77.87290#map=17/18.47197/-77.87290) 

College Emmanuel Caribbean University · Coral Gardens 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50496&mlon=-77.85450#map=17/18.50496/-77.85450) 

Police station Coral Gardens Police · Coral Gardens 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52077&mlon=-77.86441#map=17/18.52077/-77.86441) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Farm Heights
- Flanker
- Flower Hill
- Glendevon
- Granville
- Green Pond
- Greenwood
- Ironshore
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Salt Spring?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Salt Spring?Coral Gardens, Flanker, Flower Hill, Glendevon, Green Pond, Ironshore and Norwood
- What is there to see in Salt Spring?Providence Cave, Marrow Cave, Montego River Gardens, Rastafari Indigenous Village
- What time zone is Salt Spring in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Salt Spring?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Salt Spring?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Salt Spring?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Salt Spring?December to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Salt Spring?Next Generation Medical Centre, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Salt Spring?Western Union/Fx trader, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Salt Spring?NCB, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salt Spring?Texaco, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Salt Spring?JM100531 (OCHA common operational dataset)